The Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft has splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. With the spacecraft, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned to Earth after being stranded on the International Space Station for nine months. […]
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The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is at its highest level in the last 800,000 years, and 2024 was likely the first year to exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5 degrees, with a global average temperature of 1.55 degrees, making it the hottest year […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Israel Katz have instructed the IDF to act forcefully against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the terrorist organization repeatedly refused to release Israeli hostages and rejected all proposals received from U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and other mediators, […]
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On March 16, 2025, Belgian customs authorities intercepted a shipment of cocaine hidden inside a container arriving from Brazil, at the port of Antwerp. This latest seizure adds to a growing number of similar incidents, confirming a troubling reality: the port of Antwerp has […]
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A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out deportations under an 18th-century law that the president had invoked just hours earlier, claiming that the United States was being invaded by a Venezuelan gang and that he had new powers to remove […]
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BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Belgian police were hunting two suspects on Wednesday after a shooting near the Brussels South international railway station, the city’s prosecutor’s office said. Nobody was injured in the shooting, which happened around 6.00 am (0500 GMT), at the Clemenceau metro […]
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Children and teenagers are hyperconnected from an increasingly young age. Despite the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) – also adopted in Italy by the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP) – advising against the use of digital devices for children under the age of […]
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One of the biggest drug trials in recent years is starting today (10 March) in the court of Tongeren, Limburg. Dozens of defendants, including some notorious figures, are on trial for importing at least 25 tonnes of South American cocaine into Belgium. A major drug […]
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Pope Francis celebrates twelve years of his pontificate on Wednesday, March 13, a milestone in the history of the Catholic Church. This event not only made him the first Latin American Pope but also the first Jesuit and the first pontiff in 1,200 years to […]
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Police have arrested several people as part of a corruption probe targeting the European Parliament and Chinese tech company Huawei, Belgian authorities have said. The suspects, who are alleged to have been involved in “active corruption” within the European Parliament to benefit Huawei, were arrested […]
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LP.8.1 derives from the JN.1 variant, the strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus contained in this season’s COVID-19 vaccine. It was first identified in July last year; at the beginning of February, it had been detected in 23 countries. The WHO specifies that there are currently […]
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Israeli raids resume despite the truce. UN and Red Cross appeals: “Tel Aviv has cut electricity, there is no water, risk of epidemics and environmental disaster.” New Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip, despite the truce in force: at least 4 victims in Netzarim and […]
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The situation is dramatic. “More cocaine than ever is being produced in South and Central America,” warns Catherine de Bolle, head of Europol, the European police agency. Besides Hamburg, De Bolle also monitors the other two major European ports for cocaine smuggling: Rotterdam and Antwerp. […]
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